Harriot Mellon
Harriot Mellon, 131 King's Road, Brighton, BN1 2HH, United Kingdom- Memorial
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Historic Grade II Listed Beach Hotel
Built in the 1820s, the historic Grade II Listed Beach Hotel in the heart of Brighton offers traditional rooms just steps away from the beach.
Convenient Location
Surrounded by a variety of bars and restaurants, and within close proximity to Brighton's iconic attractions like the Pier and the Royal Pavilion, our hotel provides easy access to the vibrant city life.
Delightful Dining Options
Indulge in locally caught seafood at The Regency, Brighton's oldest restaurant, while enjoying picturesque views of the West Pier from the outdoor terrace.
Experience the charm of Brighton at our hotel, where modern comforts meet historic elegance. Book now for an unforgettable stay!
Check-in from
03:00 PM
Check-out by
11:00 AM
Children
Allowed
Pets
Not allowed
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
13 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
2 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
16 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 4 guests
4 adults · 3 children
Beds
2 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide), Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
21 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
2 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide), Double bed (131-150 cm wide)
Room details
16 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 3 guests
3 adults · 2 children
Beds
Twin bed (90-130 cm wide), Double bed (131-150 cm wide), 3 Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
18 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 1 guests
1 adults
Beds
Twin bed (90-130 cm wide)
Room details
8 sqm
In-room amenities
1 Twin Bed
Entertainment - 28-inch flat-screen TV, cable channels, and DVD player
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker and room service
Sleep - Blackout drapes/curtains and bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower/tub combination, a hair dryer, and towels
Practical - Desk, phone, and iron/ironing board (on request); cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Daily housekeeping and heating
Non-Smoking
Sleeps
Up to 1 guests
1 adults
Beds
Twin bed (90-99 cm wide)
In-room amenities
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Provider-sourced guest reviews.
The staff were great. Breakfast a bit simple but good quality.
More options but it was good
Staff were amazing, breakfast has everything you needed, great location
Fire door wouldn't open due to carpet on the other side, no lock or latch on fire door and look like the room next door had the same thing and could possibly come into our room at any time using their door Which is very vulnerable!! Broken window, poorly sewn window net curtains. Filthy carpet needs a serious wet vac so keep you sliders on in the room
Good location, lovely welcoming staff, good breakfast.
Hotel quite dated not great interior tight spaces in places.
Location was ok, breakfast was average
The room we had on ground room 5 was a disabled room, it was tired and dated,,all old furniture, windows didn’t lock properly, the radiator in bathroom was old and rusty should be replaced
The location is excellent. The staff were really friendly and the complementary breakfast was a nice surprise.
The shower was a little temperamental and the water temperature was difficult to regulate but it wasn't a huge problem
L’amabilité du personnel : disponible et réactif
Le petit déjeuner: manque de croissants et de pains frais
Great location in this old style hotel. Very friendly staff. Our room was large with great views of the Pier, i360 and the beach. Loved the old lift and feel of the place. Modern bathroom. The place is old so uneven flooring, large windows no air-conditioning but had a nice worn feel about it. Great breakfast with basics included.
Wifi in the rooms would have been good.
Very friendly staff who went out of their way to help. Amazing bedroom - very spacious, clean, lovely view, beautifully decorated and furnished. Lovely dining room. Near seafront.
Emplacement superbe devant la tour 360. Personnel charmant et très bon petit déjeuner. Ancien hôtel de charme en cours de rénovation. Accueil 24h/24.
Il y a encore des travaux de rénovation à effectuer. Les moquettes sont vraiment à remplacer, et il y a des petites choses à faire pour améliorer le confort : carrelage au sol à réparer dans la salle de bain, porte savon à installer dans la douche pour ne pas avoir à poser les produits au sol etc...
Excellent location and very good breakfast
Rooms in need of some refurbishment
Convenient location
The building is old but has character, it is clean and comfortable
Breakfast
Stairs to the basement
Location great. Loved the high ceilings and traditional building. Check in was the quickest and most effective I ever experienced.
Maybe lose the net curtains..?
Location
A bit dated inside
Location. Price. Staff. Breakfast included. Our stay was comfortable and convenient.
Some updating needed eg Carpets, fixtures and fittings etc. However, if this was done then the price would rise. All in all, for what we paid, it was good value for money and we would return for an overnight stay.
Great location right next to the I360 and upside down house. Great seafood restaurant next door. Comfy beds, great view from our room. Quiet at night. Great choice for breakfast. Would stay here again. Great value for money!
Maybe some small improvements in the bathroom. Radiator and taps and bath showing some wear and tear signs but nothing major.
Rooms too cramped and scruffy
Location was as expected and room was satisfactory.
Breakfast was very poor with no provision for basic boiled egg. There were limited options for breakfast. There was no WIFI in the room. One had to sit in reception to access WIFI, which was inconvenient. There were times when we required assistance of receptionist only to find out there was no receptionist at their desk. Creaky and uneven wooden floor.
Second time to this hotel, great value for money. Toom, clean and tidy, new shower room, really good. Excellent breakfast.
The hotel is out to improve itself, it's doing great
Location
Nothing
Everything
Location was excellent, right on the esplanade and central to the city. Dining room was lovely. Breakfast provided (self service) communication with the hotel about car parking etc. Ability to check in very late (due to attending an event) Comfortable bed.
The room, especially the bathroom was un clean. It had a toothbrush and spent toiletries within the shower area that had not been removed from the last guest. The room was in need of some real TLC, the towel radiator was so rusty you could not hand a towel off there if we had dared go in it!
Location excellent, staff super friendly and the breakfast was excellent 👌
Hotel alittle dated but good value for a 1 night stay
Very comfy bed and excellent breakfast
The parking was more expensive than i thought
Hôtel très bien situé
Chambres vieillissantes et moquettes à changer
The breakfast was super
The hotel is 2 minutes away from the beach and near lots of restaurants and near with public transportation.
Value for money, breakfast was included and the room was spacious and great location
Location was fabulous, breakfast was good, room was dated and tired.
Very basic, bed uncomfortable, rusty bin in bathroom, stained carpet, floors up and down but just due to the age of property.
Location was perfect, lovely friendly staff, very clean and beds were comfy. Breakfast was very good, plenty to choose from, we shall be back next year. Decor could do with an update, but overall it was perfect for what we required. Could do with some complimentary biscuits and maybe bottles water in the room as an addition.
Nothing we didn't like
Location
Bathroom was bad... water clogged in the shower
Room was ok, the shower had good pressure and was clean. . Excellent location easy to park on Regency Square, staff are ok, some better than others. Clean from the outside , reception area clean and tidy with good seating.
Not spotless but was ok. Skirting, mirrors , walls and windows need cleaning . Stains on the carpet, stains on the chair covers. Pillows disgusting so could do with replacing. Carpet in the hallway to the room, I would rip it up and throw it away. Bathroom a good size fairly clean. Shower curtain , disgusting with black mould, just throw it away and get a new one. Bath is damaged. Mind your head though, I am 5ft11 and I kept smacking my head on the ceiling that projects out. The assumption the person I was travelling with was my wife ! made me smile. Night staff are next to no help at all One guy was sleeping on the sofa when I cam back late one night, day staff are pleasant enough.
Everything was perfect
None
The Brrakfast was nice
The hotel was ok but needed some TLC
Die Zimmergröße ist perfekt für 4 Personen, das Personal war sehr freundlich und wir durften sogar früher einchecken, die Lage war perfekt mit Meerblick und riesen Fenster und das frühstück war auch ein sehr leckeres British breakfast
Wasser in der Dusche ist bisschen schlecht angelflossen
Great location , staff very helpful
Bed linen didn’t fit the bed so mattress exposed.
Closeness to beach and breakfast
Room wasent that clean carpet was dirty and net curtains weren’t that good
Good view and sunny breakfast room
Unable to offer gluten free bread option. Rabbit-warren of narrow corridors and firedoors.
Låg nära vattnet.
Fanns ingen wifi i rummen.
Location perfect clean and comfortable
Nothing
chambre emplacement
petit déjeuner pas d efruit frais
Location
Not able to drink tap water
My son and his girlfriend loved staying at the Beach Hotel. It is close to everything they wanted to see and do. There room was comfortable and they were even able to drink the water so they must have been in a room lower than the top floor. Thank you for making them feel welcome.
Location,value, breakfast and comfy bed.
Nothing
The staff were nice and hotels location was amazing
So when we arrived I was told the dinner option I added for £75 after looking online to see the menu that our dinner was not going to be at the hotel it would be at a Mediterranean restaurant round the corner called pinello ....myself I'm allergic to fish and my partner is 7 and half months pregnant so neither of us could eat there after a long time was told By rreception manager that he had authorised my refund and took back the meal vouchers ...still have no confirmation that this was done...then we get told we have to hand the key to the room back everything we leave hotel or get charged 160 then on the sat we came back to our room to find out one of staff members have entered our room. we are not happy bout this on the advertisement for the room it was supposed to have a bath it didn't had a shower also room was supposed to have air con only had a desk fan
The hotel was right next to the beach and situated close to shops and restaurants.
The hotel was comfortable and an easy stay!
Heerlijke bedden. Fantastische locatie aan zee en dicht bij het centrum. Handig dat koffers in de lobby bewaard konden blijven tot inchecken en vertrek.
Er was alleen Engels ontbijt
The staff were very friendly and always wore a smile. The breakfast was delicious and there was a variety to choose from, everythkng was fresh.The location was perfect, local to everything you need. House keeping came every day and offered, again everything you need.
Breakfast was beautiful, well cooked and plenty of it
The bed was quite hard
We had a cosy room in the eaves of the hotel which was clean and comfortable with views of the square and the sea with plentiful supplies of tea and coffee. The staff were all friendly and helpful. We had a delicious and plentiful breakfast in the breakfast room. Parking, although expensive (as you would expect in central Brighton, was right outside under the square so couldn't have been easier and we were within walking distance to where we wanted to go in Brighton - a lovely visit all round.
There was nothing not to like.
La situation géographique de l hôtel est juste parfait et le personnel adorable un vrai plus
L hôtel n’est pas correctement entretenu il est vieillot et démodé les équipement d une autre époque
Posizione ottima sul lungo mare di Brighton. Struttura un po' fané, tenuta abbastanza bene, con tutto il fascino e l'atmosfera di un hotel della riviera inglese. L'ascensore, anche se con un accesso un po' macchinoso, ti fa fare un salto indietro nel tempo.
Il bagno è sicuramente migliorabile, ma non mancava di nulla.
Thank you. Everything was very clean and satisfactory, and the staff we're all friendly
God beliggenhed
Var blevet lovet et værelse på 4 sal, men blev placeret i stueetagen
Le struttura sarebbe bella ma è un po’ decadente
Das Personal war sehr freundlich.Der Kaffee war sehr lecker Frühstück ausreichend.Das Zimmer war gemütlich und das Bad groß. Wir haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt.
Die Lage war super und das Personal sehr freundlich.
Die Matratzen waren sehr weich und dadurch etwas unbequem.
The location was amazing, loved the staff especially Jasmine on frilont desk.
No air con but we had fans in our room.
Emplacement au top Personnel très agréable
État de vétusté de l hôtel Pas aux normes de sécurité françaises ( ascenseur…) Petit déjeuner moyen en terme de qualité des produits
Perfect location, sea front,and parking, 24hour reception, friendly staff, lovely breakfast ,large family room. Great value for money.
The night reception staff was very helpful and accommodating and so was the lady handling the breakfast.
We had a disabled person who walked with the aid of a stick and our room was on the top floor and we were told that we could not use the lift and that we should have requested a room on a lower floor. When we were granted access to the lift, It did not go to the top floor, so we had to walk the remaining journey upstairs. We were late for our dinner reservation because the bedroom door was faulty and could not close and we had to wait for someone to fix the lock. The hot water in the shower also did not work. The day reception staff was very rude and refused to bring ice to our room although room service was advertised. After waiting for over an hour i contacted the reception, whe she insisted that she had been calling me on the rooms phone and I was not answering, the problem is the room did not have a phone ..... so of course when I collected the ice from the reception most of it was melted as it was kept in appeared to be a cereal bowl although she had an ice bucket which she refused to give me. Her customer service skills was very poor. Our stay at the beach hotel was less than satisfactory.
Amazing staff, hotel, room had a wonderful view, tasty breakfast
Nothing, everything was exceptional
Accueil souriant, personnel attentionné Hôtel bien situé où nous venons régulièrement.
Perfect location, big rooms, staff are lovely, car park nearby, entrance to the hotel is well kept,
Breakfast could have a bit more variety but it is well cooked, some of the room carpets could do with modernising but are ok
Our room, and honestly the entire hotel, felt quite dirty and untidy. The absolute low point was when they served us moldy bread.
Pozione 🔝🔝sul mare , veramente bello ,colazione solo all'inglese (no dolci) ma di qualità. Con accanto un ottimo ristorante
Struttura in legno ,camera e bagno molto piccolo per 4 ma per qualche gg è ok.
Lovely staff great location
Tv didn’t connect to WiFi but it was fine
Beachfront and short walk yo everything. Very clean and welcoming. Lovely amenities.
We were on the top floor and it was very hot. Not a fault of the hotel but a weather thing. A fan was provided but it angled towards the floor and was noisy and wheezy.
Location. Staff were very pleasant and helpful.. Breakfast was very tasty, ample and quality was good. Excellent. Price was brilliant for such a location.
Lack of tlc to the hotel itself.
All staff were superb, polite and helpful.l. Staff seemed happy and proud to be working there. Location, quirky lift, art deco interior in room, quiet.
Quality of scrambled eggs at breakfast was poor, they seemed like a powder mix or poorly sources factory laid eggs. Would have liked hash browns as we dont eat pork sausages or bacon.
Superb location, very friendly and helpful staff, excellent value for money, spacious room and very comfortable bed
Breakfast choices a bit limited but still ok, room furnishings a bit dated
Location, helpful staff,spacious room and well serviced amenities.
It was a bit noisy. Shower wasn't ideal
Location good
Very very dated decor poor rooms not good facilities in room poor bathroom very small shower small and not clean shower head never been cleaned or descaled clearly just a money making bedroom factory
Lovely clean room, staff very friendly and helpful.
WiFi was not working. But we still had a great time.
Great location
Nothing
The location is amazing and the staff where lovely breakfast was more than enough we went half board and the restaurant they use was a big highlight of the trip the food was fantastic
Its a little dated stains on carpets and chairs but it was clean and comfortable some of the plugs in the room didn't work either so just needs some tlc
Breakfast was good location good
Room was very shabby looking drawers had handles missing blind only went up 1 side. Bathroom door had coffee marks all over it. Bathroom bin was very rusty one of the ceiling lights looked like it had blood on it. Shower tray was rusty.
Nähe zur Strandpromenade!
Zimmer war nur über eine schmale Treppe durch den Frühstücksraum erreichbar. Wir mussten mit unseren Koffern durch den Frühstücksraum trotten, wo alle gerade am Essen waren ... blöd! Fehlende hauseigene Parkplätze! Öffentliche Parkplatz sehr teuer!
Location in excellent, so was the view. Breakfast was fine. Lovely helpful staff.
It is a little dated for the modern traveller but didn’t really affect our stay.
Good location,Breakfast fine clean linen
Some Carpets need replacing but you get what you pay for
Lovely Staff. Safe and comfortable. Perfect Location.
Everything met the standards I would expect.
Position is brilliant, West Side. The venue was clean.
Despite saying that there is "free wifi", it is only in the hall, there is no signal in the rooms, which is where you need it the most. The room had uneven flooring, concave shape, causing me to be dizzy walking to the toilet.
Cleaning is very bad
I don't like anything
Old quirky historical
N/a
La vue sur la mer dès le réveil c'est exceptionnel, le petit déjeuner anglais parfait, personnel super accueillant et bienveillant, le rapport qualité prix pour la chambre parfait également. Bouilloire électrique, café, thé dans la chambre. En bas le chouette restaurant, qui je pense fait également partie de l'hôtel, très pratique pour le soir.
Pas de sèche-cheveux, mais bon voilà rien de grave...
Breakfast was alright
No hot water in my shower and the room was to hot
La localisation, l'accueil, le breakfast
La localisation et l'accès à la chambre
The location and cleanliness
No evening relaxation lounge or bar.
Posizione sul lungomare. Corridoio molto stretto ma camera abbastanza spaziosa. Bagno piccolo e senza finestra. Colazione inglese
Colazione dalle ore 8. Parcheggio vicino ma costoso.
Excelente atendimento, quartos bem organizados, a localização é perfeita
Sem comentários
Location of property
No problems at all to say I didn't like anything
Service minded staff. Big room. Big bathroom. Free breakfast. Ideal location.
I liked all of it.
Great location
Staff wouldn't take our bags to a secure location prior to check-in time. We were told to leave our baggage on the lobby floor as they have no safe location for baggae storage. This was very stressful as we had an event to attend and wouldn't be back until late. Our bags had to be left in the lobby all day, in hoped they'd still be there upon our return. This caused a lot of anxiety, and we had to carry our valuables to the event.
Vintage building with lots of charm. Not suitable for anyone with mobility issues unless they can place you on the ground floor. Very clean and comfy beds. Right on the beach. Staff are lovely looking
Lots and lots of steps but can't be helped as it's an old building
Vi havde kort tid til at udforske Brighton og helt sikkert et sted, vi gerne besøger igen. Hotellets beliggende var perfekt og virkelig venlig og hjælpsomt personale.
Jeg synes ikke, at der var noget negativt. Et hotel af ældre dato, men ligger godt, hvor alt man behøver er omkring en. Også en fin pris incl. morgenmad
Large room. Comfy bed. Great location
No towel rails or hooks to hang anything. No shelves Basement room a little dark
Friendly and helpful staff. Great location.
N/A
Fantastic location just off the beach and near the pier.
As there's WIFI only in the reception area and our room had very limited cellular coverage, this is not a hotel for those who need to be reachable 24/7, methinks. Also, we had four beds in our room, three of which were fine, but one was completely sagged through. Finally, we were on one of the top floors, and in august without airco, we couldn't get the heat out of the room, but I suppose that's on us for not getting a room with airco.
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Cleanliness
6.4/10Several reviews mentioned that the hotel cleanliness was subpar, particularly in areas like room cleanliness and outdated facilities.
Service
8.4/10Most reviews highlighted the friendliness and helpfulness of the staff, suggesting good service.
Location
8.4/10The convenience and proximity to local attractions were frequently praised in the reviews.
Room Quality
6.4/10Mixed sentiments were noted; while some rooms were spacious, many mentioned that they were dated and sometimes uncomfortable.
Amenities
6.9/10Though amenities like breakfast were appreciated, there were complaints about things like heating and outdated decor.
Value for Money
7.4/10Several reviews indicated satisfaction regarding what was received for the price, suggesting decent value.
Food and Beverage
7.9/10The reviews generally reflected positive experiences with breakfast, indicating it was enjoyable and a highlight.
Overall Experience
7.4/10Overall sentiment indicated that despite some issues, guests had a pleasant stay, anchoring a generally good experience.